LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commending Andrew H. Kimball upon the occasion of
being honored by Opportunities For a Better Tomorrow on June 6, 2012

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that individuals who
distinguish themselves in their profession and in service to their
community merit the highest commendation; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern and fully in accord with its long-
standing tradition, this Legislative Body is justly proud to commend
Andrew H. Kimball upon the occasion of being honored by Opportunities
For a Better Tomorrow; and
WHEREAS, Opportunities For a Better Tomorrow helps disadvantaged youth
and adults recognize their own self-worth and to advance toward self-
sufficiency and financial security through job training, academic
reinforcement, improved life skills, job placement, and support
services; and
WHEREAS, Opportunities For a Better Tomorrow will proudly honor key
supporters who have done a great deal for the organization and for youth
in general at its First Annual Summer Soiree, to be held at Hudson
Terrace in New York City on Wednesday, June 6, 2012; and
WHEREAS, Andrew H. Kimball, President and Chief Executive Officer of
the Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation (BNYDC), truly merits
this high honor; and
WHEREAS, In December 2005, Mayor Bloomberg appointed Andrew Kimball
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Brooklyn Navy Yard Develop-
ment Corporation, a non-profit development corporation which manages the
300-acre Navy Yard on behalf of its owner, the City of New York; and
WHEREAS, BNYDC leases approximately 4.5 million square feet of space
in the Yard to 275 diverse tenants, promotes local economic development,
develops underutilized areas, and oversees modernization of the Yard's
infrastructure; additionally, the corporation manages waterfront assets
which include three active dry docks and five piers; and
WHEREAS, Under Andrew Kimball's leadership, the Navy Yard has added
jobs and businesses throughout the recession and is currently 98 percent
occupied; since 2006, he has successfully overseen more than $200
million of New York City funded infrastructure improvements and has
implemented a thirteen-building expansion which will add two million
square feet of new industrial space, $500 million of private investment,
and 3200 new jobs; and
WHEREAS, This expansion is the largest at the Yard since World War II;
BNYDC is developing plans for another 30 acres of development; in lead-
ing its aggressive industrial expansion, Andrew Kimball has also signif-
icantly broadened BNYDC's commitment to environmental sustainability,
the celebration of the Navy Yard's rich history including a LEED Plati-
num exhibition and visitors center opening in Fall 2012 and 12 new green
industrial buildings; and, a recent report by the Brookings Institution
and Pratt Center calling for a refocusing on urban manufacturing high-
lighted the Navy Yard as a national model; and
WHEREAS, Prior to his appointment to BNYDC, Andrew Kimball served as
Director of Operations for NYC2012, the privately funded bid to bring
the 2012 Olympic Games to New York City, and as Vice President of the
New York Public Library; and
WHEREAS, Andrew Kimball earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Hamilton
College and is a graduate of the Coro Public Affairs Fellowship program;
and
WHEREAS, Andrew Kimball resides in Park Slope, Brooklyn, with his
wife, Sarah Williams, and their two children and serves on the Board of

the Prospect Park Alliance and the Coro New York Leadership Center; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend Andrew H. Kimball upon the occasion of being honored by Opportu-
nities For a Better Tomorrow on June 6, 2012; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Andrew H. Kimball.